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Honey Lemon Cupcakes (with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting)

Lemon and honey come together to make the perfect tasty cupcakes!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcake
Servings: 12 -15 cupcakes

Ingredients

Honey Lemon Cupcake Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon zest

Honey Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

To Make The Honey Lemon Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with baking cups.
  • Using an electric stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar on medium-high speed for about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix until just combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a smaller bowl, combine milk, honey, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest.
  • Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating until just combined. Add in the milk mixture, then add the remaining flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
  • Fill baking cups 2/3 of the way full. (Check out this post to see how I fill cupcakes uniformly.) Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

To Make The Honey Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter and honey until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Gradually add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes.